The late co-founder of Zeb’s General Store, Peter Edwards, is seen with Lisa DuFault of Mount Washington Valley Promotions in July 2021 when announcing their collaborative grant program. Edwards passed away last month at the age of 78. (COURTESY PHOTO)
Zeb's maple syrup sits among the section of maple products from all over New England at Zeb's General Store in North Conway Village. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Zeb's General Store is always a popular stop for campaign appearances by candidates of all political spectrums. Above, co-owner Peter Edwards (right) is shown with then presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) in December 2015. (COURTESY PHOTO)
Then Texas Gov. George W. Bush (right) is shown being interviewed by Amy Quigley (now Mahoney) of RSN-TV during a post--Schouler Park speech visit to Zeb's in 1999. He was served a bottle of Bush Root Beer in honor of the occasion. (COURTESY PHOTO)
Store Manager Ray Boutin stands near the candy counter at Zeb's General Store in North Conway Village. He said the late co-owner Peter Edwards was like a father figure to him. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Co-owner and president Peter Edwards is shown after the opening of Zeb's General Store in North Conway Village in July 1991. Edwards and partner David Peterson founded the Zeb's Charitable Fund in 2007 which benefits local non-profits. Edwards passed away at age 78 on Oct. 22 following a two-year period of health challenges. (COURTESY PHOTO)
The late co-founder of Zeb’s General Store, Peter Edwards, is seen with Lisa DuFault of Mount Washington Valley Promotions in July 2021 when announcing their collaborative grant program. Edwards passed away last month at the age of 78. (COURTESY PHOTO)
Zeb's maple syrup sits among the section of maple products from all over New England at Zeb's General Store in North Conway Village. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
A vintage Coca-Cola machine distributes glass bottles of the soda at Zeb's General Store in North Conway Village. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Zeb's General Store is always a popular stop for campaign appearances by candidates of all political spectrums. Above, co-owner Peter Edwards (right) is shown with then presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) in December 2015. (COURTESY PHOTO)
Then Texas Gov. George W. Bush (right) is shown being interviewed by Amy Quigley (now Mahoney) of RSN-TV during a post--Schouler Park speech visit to Zeb's in 1999. He was served a bottle of Bush Root Beer in honor of the occasion. (COURTESY PHOTO)
Zeb’s General Store’s 1929 Model A Ford pickup is seen decked out for the season in North Conway Village in 2015. (JAMIE GEMMITI PHOTO)
Store Manager Ray Boutin stands near the candy counter at Zeb's General Store in North Conway Village. He said the late co-owner Peter Edwards was like a father figure to him. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Co-owner and president Peter Edwards is shown after the opening of Zeb's General Store in North Conway Village in July 1991. Edwards and partner David Peterson founded the Zeb's Charitable Fund in 2007 which benefits local non-profits. Edwards passed away at age 78 on Oct. 22 following a two-year period of health challenges. (COURTESY PHOTO)
CONWAY — Just about everyone who enters Zeb’s General Store, an anchor in North Conway Village for the past 33 years, can sense right away how special a place it is. The retro Coke machine. The penny candy. The carefully curated vintage toys and books and other products ... Grown-ups become kids again, and kids are entranced.
As co-founder David Peterson told the Sun in 2016: “The idea for Zeb’s came to me when I was on the coast of Maine that summer with my son Rob, who was then 13. We had gone to a country store, and I picked up three different items — one was made in China, another in Thailand and the third in Japan. I said to my son, ‘Why would anyone come to New England to buy stuff from there?’ That’s when I started thinking of starting a store that would feature products that you would expect to see in New England, made in New England.”
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